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Lucas Credit Services Ltd was incorporated in 2010 and their launch followed in 2011. This is very much a Lewis Group revival noting the Directors Nicola Dyer and Nick Ramsden who had each worked there right from the 80s up to 2011. The founder (Dr Roger Lucas) also worked at Lewis and was notably the president of the CSA for a few years. That collection agency has of course now ceased trading. Hoist Finance had acquired and then opted to fuse it within their existing operations. LCS has less than 50 employees, but despite being small they have grown very quickly in the short time that they have been in business.

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The Tick Tock Loans have been in popular demand since they popped up in 2014. They haven’t been a big advertiser, but Google data shows that interest in the service has been growing quickly. This is the only active trading name from the owner (Savvy Loan Products Ltd). There are a few other trading names on their licence page and so we await to see if they’ll come up with anything for Xoombra and Yazaim. This company operates primarily from www.ticktockloans.com although they have also crafted the (.co.uk). The content is matched on that side, but the Tick Tock loans login button redirects and there is an SSL error and so the one listed is advised to use.

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Aspire Money Ltd is an experienced loan broker who most people will be familiar with through their core brand as served at www.aspiremoney.co.uk. Citrus Loans is another popular trading name whilst they also use Opal. The owner was incorporated in late 2007 although Aspire’s Facebook page notes formation in November 2005. They were originally based locally to us in Stockport, but now operate from Dudley. The contact number of 0161 350 0670 suggests that they still have a base across Manchester though. In the products area there are targeted loan pages for unsecured, secured and funding for cars. It is the Aspire personal loans that we’ll be looking at here.

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There has been a high volume of web searches via Google for the term Hoist Portfolio Holding 2 Limited. In recent years, forums have been littered with complaints and questions regarding this firm, especially across 2016. Just what is the reason being this surge in interest and who is the company itself? This is what we’ll be looking at here. The actual entity (FCA #652220) is no longer active and so the search spike should drop across 2017. Hoist Finance UK is however active, but they just purchase accounts and pass these on to Robinson Way. When those forum posts were mounting up, there was confusion on who to contact and there was no website to follow up.

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SkyQuid loans have been doing the rounds since 2014. This project that you’ll find at www.skyquid.co.uk is owned by Sunny Marketing Ltd. London-based Sunny was established in 2011 and they had got up and running in 2012 with the launch of 100Pounds. That is a short term product, whilst instalments are catered here. When initially heading on to the homepage they alert visitors that they don’t do sliders, how long etc. Instead, they’ll come back to offer you whatever your credit status enables. This isn’t really a good way to boost conversions as it’s important to compare just what’s up for grabs. There are at least a few details added regarding the potential amounts and terms.

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Debt Managers (Services) Ltd is owned by Secure Trust Bank Plc who are part of the Arbuthnot Banking Group, although Arbuthnot have sold of a portion of their stake. Secure Trust are well known as being the previous owner of Everyday Loans that has now been sold on to Non-Standard Finance in a £235 million deal. Debt Managers that was established in 1976 had been acquired back in 2013. Their main corporate site is www.debt-managers.co.uk and then they have DMPay over at www.dmpay.co.uk for debtors. This Rotherham based DCA has less than 200 staff, but they have always been a strong performer with collections and so it was no surprise that they were snapped up.

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Robinson Way Ltd is an established debt collector today part of Sweden’s Hoist Finance AB. This deal went through in 2012 for a reported £30 million. The Hoist Finance UK subsidiary followed up with acquisitions of the Lewis Group in 2013 and the Compello Group in 2015. The DCA in focus has been a big sector player for many years now. They have been in business since 1974. Their home site address is www.robinson-way.com, whilst RobWay is used for debtor payments over at www.robway.co.uk. This Salford based business has around 200 staff. One such team member of distinction is Jamie Hesford who was awarded as Credit Today’s Consumer Collector of the Year in 2014.

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PiggyBank was the creation of DJS (UK) Ltd who are based in Christchurch. This project was rolled out in the year 2012. Their initial approach taken was to focus on short term peer-to-peer lending through www.piggy-bank.co.uk. This concept proved unsuccessful not just here, yet also at The Lending Well. Whilst that other company opted to close down, a simple change in direction was taken here, when they adapted to lend themselves. Whilst Piggy’s growth took its time, things would eventually start to swing in their favour. There has been a notable surge in Google search for many big keywords. At the same time they have now released 2 TV ads (in 2016 and 2017).

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The SafetyNet Credit loans are in popular demand with www.safetynetcredit.com being one of the UK’s top visited short term lending sites. This company that was launched in 2012 has become the central trading brand of Indigo Michael Ltd. They had started out a little earlier using the identity of ClearAccount, but this has since been phased out for lending and replaced as a financial tool. SafetyNet’s market reputation was solidified when they picked up Credit Today’s 2015 Alternative Lender of the Year (Specialist Consumer) award. Since this time, they have gone from strength to strength. This service isn’t advertised much, but they are managing to attract brand loyalty in spades through 2 areas of distinction.

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Everyday Loans was formed back in the year 2006. This lender delivers poor credit personal loans through 40 branches that are spread across many popular towns and cities. There has been recent expansion, since on a past check we can recall there being closer to 30 outlets in total. Applications are taken through www.everyday-loans.co.uk, but the loan must then be completed in person. They were previously a division of Secure Trust Bank Plc. There was however a takeover in December 2015 when Non-Standard Finance Plc went on to acquire for £235 million. This deal also brought along TrustTwo who are guarantor specialised and connected on the Everyday Lending Ltd licence. Non-Standard also competes through Loans at Home.

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Monkey Dosh (sometimes termed as MonkeyDosh) has been an active payday lender since 2010. The Manchester-based firm trades through this featured company only at www.monkeydosh.com. Both Personal Credit Loan and Slater Brooks are also listed on their FCA page, but when we checked these domains, each had been taken down. Things have been a little quiet on the advertising front over the past few years. They did historically advertise across their home city whether that be promo posters or radio ads put out on Key 103. Their Twitter hasn’t been updated for a year and there are a few site issues such as with logins and so some may wonder how much longer this lender will remain in business.

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Fredrickson International Ltd was established back in 1992. They soon became one of the sector’s larger collectors. It was however in 2013 when they really made their mark when they were taken under the wings of Lowell. This deal also included the sale of SRJ Debt Recoveries who have since ceased trading. The Leeds-based Lowell Group today is made up of over 1100 team members. They have acquired in excess of 14 million accounts. Fredrickson’s contribution to the Group is around 300 staff. They have more than 45,000 customer interactions per day and around 30,000 customers have joined up for FredPay that is their login portal for debtors in place at www.fredpay.com.